Academic Freedom Conference: "Problems and Challenges in Arab and African Countries"

The UNESCO Forum Regional Scientific Committee for Arab States in cooperation with the Arab and African Research Center in Cairo (AARC), the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), and the Swedish Institute in Alexandria have taken the initiative to organize a Conference on Academic Freedom with particular emphasis on the problems and challenges facing Arab and African countries. The Conference will take place 10-11 September 2005 in Alexandria, Egypt.